Philippines - Intentional self-harm 2015

Suicides Philippines 2015

There are 9 suicides per day in Philippines

By 2015, suicides in Philippines increased by 69 people to at 3,400 suicides In 2015, on average 9 Philippines committed suicide every day.

In Philippines there were 3.37 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, much less than the average suicide in the world, of 9.51 self-harm per 100.000 people.

Of the 3,400 recorded suicide cases in 2015, 2,563 were men suicides and 837 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 4.91 per 100,000 men and for women 1.65 per 100,000 female.

Suicide is a very important cause of death in the world and also in Philippines. However, in Philippines in 2015 there were there were 9,646 homicides, and therefore, number of deaths by murder is far greater than people to take their own lives. There were 2.8 homicides per suicide.

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Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
2015	837	2,563	3,400	1.65	4.91	3.37
2014	862	2,607	3,469	1.72	5.08	3.49
2013	874	2,637	3,510	1.77	5.23	3.59
2012	882	2,757	3,639	1.82	5.56	3.78
2011	927	2,973	3,900	1.95	6.10	4.12
2010	819	2,730	3,550	1.75	5.71	3.81
2009	838	2,404	3,242	1.82	5.11	3.54
2008	635	2,152	2,787	1.41	4.66	3.10
2007	625	1,895	2,520	1.41	4.18	2.85
2006	586	1,994	2,580	1.35	4.48	2.97
2005	638	1,864	2,502	1.50	4.27	2.94
2004	585	1,636	2,220	1.40	3.82	2.66
2003	647	1,607	2,254	1.58	3.83	2.75
2002	557	1,471	2,028	1.39	3.58	2.53
2001	462	1,315	1,777	1.17	3.27	2.26
2000	591	1,460	2,051	1.53	3.71	2.67

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Sources: UN | Countryeconomy.com